John Day Fossil Beds preserves layers of fossil plants and mammals that lived between the late Eocene (about 45 million years ago) and the late Miocene (about 5 million years ago). These photos of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument include Painted Hills Unit and Sheep Rock Unit, in Oregon, USA.

From September 11-13, 2016, Carol and I walked 22 miles in 3 days on an enjoyable backback to Mirror Lake in Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa–Whitman National Forest, in the Wallowa Mountains, on the Columbia Plateau, northeastern Oregon, USA. (Its scenery resembles the Sierras.) Our route was as follows:
- Hike 7.3 miles from Two Pan Trailhead (5600 ft) up East Lostine River to camp at popular Mirror Lake (7606 ft).
- Day hike to Glacier Lake via Glacier Pass (6 miles round trip, 1200 ft gain).
- Backpack out 8.7 miles via Carper Pass, Minam Lake and West Fork Lostine.

Hike the Imnaha River Trail in early to mid May (before the poison ivy and blackberries overgrow the trail), in Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, north of Imnaha village, Oregon, USA. The entire river is designated Wild and Scenic. Don't step on the cute little rattlesnakes. We saw a group of Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) along the access road. See the Wallowa Mountains and Eagle Cap Wilderness from a base camp at Log House RV Park, in Enterprise, Oregon